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Wave and tidal stream 'delivers 45GWh in 2019'

17/03/202009:30Renewable

Global wave and tidal stream energy production has risen tenfold over the last decade, according to a report by Ocean Energy Systems (OES).

The OES annual report found cumulative energy produced from wave and tidal stream sources rose to 45 gigawatt-hours in 2019 from less than 5GWh in 2009.

Numerous other wave and tidal stream devices have been deployed in open-sea waters for testing, while further ‘push and pull’ mechanisms are stimulating the ocean energy sector in various regions of the world, it added.

OES is a 25-member intergovernmental collaboration between countries operating under a framework established by the International Energy Agency.

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